Duke women’s golf finishes 1-2 at windy Old Barnwell Derby Match Play
By Ryan Kilgallen | March 20, 2025The Blue Devils competed against three top-15 teams in consecutive rounds of match play, leaving Aiken, S.C., with one win and two losses.
The Blue Devils competed against three top-15 teams in consecutive rounds of match play, leaving Aiken, S.C., with one win and two losses.
The Blue Devils finished in third at the event with a score of 850 14-under par. Duke finished behind Auburn and Louisville, two of the best teams in the nation, largely thanks to the efforts of Ethan Evans. The junior shot 11-under 205 in the event, good for second place individually.
The Blue Devils ultimately finished second place posting a score of 853, good for 11-under. Duke was neck-and-neck with Alabama throughout most of the tournament, but a solid third-round performance gave the Blue Devils some separation on the board. Duke finished the weekend seven strokes behind the leader, Texas, who was able to manage the stronger winds well.
With only two points separating them from the first-placed Baylor Bears, the scorching hot Blue Devils once again performed impressively in the PDI Intercollegiate in Orlando, finishing second out of 17 total teams. The team, led by head coach Dan Brooks, is proving yet again why Duke fans should be excited about the 2025 campaign as they look to win their first national championship since 2019.
In their 51st season, the 18th-ranked Blue Devils have entered with a refreshed roster that is loaded with potential. Three new faces joined the team, as three college veterans turned their tassels since Duke began its last postseason run.
Back for its first action of 2025, the Duke men’s golf team posted a total score of 864 to secure eighth place at the Southwestern Invitational in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Despite posting an undesirable 12-over 296 in the first round, head coach Jamie Green’s squad improved over the next two rounds to remain at 12-over by the time their scorecards were turned in on the final day.
Head coach Jamie Green has a lot of talent on his roster, so selecting the five to represent Duke at any given tournament will be no easy task. Duke men’s golf enters the 2025 season with hopes of earning an NCAA tournament bid and going deep when the season concludes in Carlsbad, Calif.
With the NFL Playoffs officially underway and a few other leagues ramping up their regular season play, the Blue Zone is here with another edition of Duke in the pros.
In a surprise come-from-behind finish, Duke women’s golf claimed first place at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational for the first time since 2018. The momentum from the win, led by individual first-place finisher Andie Smith, helped the team end their fall campaign with a strong finish.
And the team took this opportunity and ran with it at The Clerico, ending with a third-place finish to close out its fall season, only behind Northwestern and the hosts, Oral Roberts.
Duke fired off two solid rounds before stumbling on the last day of the par-72 Landfall Tradition, finishing second in Wilmington, N.C.
The Blue Devils got their first victory of the season after successfully coming back during the third and final round.
During the fall season, The Chronicle is polling its readers every week via its Sportswrap newsletter to highlight one Blue Devil athlete’s outstanding performance. This week’s spotlight goes to Andie Smith of Duke women's golf.
The Blue Devils got hot and went low by the end of the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill. Junior Andie Smith led the charge — breaking records and guiding Duke with consistent below-par play — as the team claimed first overall from behind.
The Blue Devils were once again led by sophomore Bryan Kim, who carded two rounds of even-par (70-75-70 — 215) to finish in 21st place individually. Duke finished 27-over par for a 10th-place finish, two strokes behind ninth-place Kent State.
The preseason-ranked No. 15 Blue Devils handled challenging conditions in an early-season skills test. Duke women’s golf struggled to a 10th-place finish at the Windy City Collegiate Classic in Wilmette, Ill.
Despite Duke's strong effort, N.C. State rode along and took the tournament with an impressive final score of 22-under par. Nonetheless, the Blue Devils finished in second place as a team, and ended up with two players inside the top 10 individually: junior Ethan Evans and sophomore Bryan Kim.
The team opened its 51st season finishing tied for fifth at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate in Lake Elmo, Minn. The Blue Devils displayed relative consistency over the three days of competition, finishing at +2 overall on the par-72 course.
Duke men's golf was unable to qualify for the NCAA Championships as a team, but has a bright future ahead with multiple young stars.
Strong winds challenged Duke in early spring but the team quickly adapted. The Blue Devils concluded their season with a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Championship.